This Week @ The Library...
All Booked Up on Wednesday
Join the group as they discuss Garden Spells at 6:30 p.m.
Last Minute Children's Point Logs
If your child earned at least 36 points from reading during the summer reading club and you still have their point log at home, bring it on in! The deadline for final prizes (McDonald's sundae/Bugaboo Creek Kid's meal/Papa Gino's slice) is Tuesday, August 31st!
Summer Reading Housekeeping
Don't forget to pick up summer reading prizes and contest entries. We won't keep them forever...
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Special Thank You to Our Summer Reading Sponsors and Donors
A round of applause for our sponsors and donors! |
This year's event sponors included:
Byrne Foundation
CHILIS
Cogswell Benevolent Trust
Continental Paving
DLB Paving
Fred Fuller Oil Co
Jolt Electric
Litchfield Garage
New England Small Tube
NH Library Association
Optimum Building Systems & Mgmt.
Tim's Turf
Wilson Farms
Prize donors for the children's, teen, and adult programs were:
Bugaboo Creek Restaurant
Build-a-Bear Workshop
Canobie Lake Park
Christmas Tree Shops
Clark's Trading Post
CoCo Key Water Resort
Flowers on the Hill
Friends of the Library
Hannaford
Lobster Boat
Manchester Monarchs
McDonald's of Hudson
Mel's Funway Park
O'Neil Theaters
The Painted Lady
Papa Gino's
Pizza Man
Professor's Sports Pub
Romano's Pizza
Santa's Village
Six-Gun City
Shaw's
T-Bones/Cactus Jack's
Woodman's Seafood Restaurant
We offer a hearty Thank You to all who lent a helping hand. We couldn't do it without them.
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New Downloadable eBooks @ Your Library!
The following ebook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Book collection:
The Amber Room by Steve Berry
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Teen)
Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar, 2) by Harlan Coben
Fade Away (Myron Bolitar, 3) by Harlan Coben
Faithful Place (Ryan and Maddox, 3) by Tana French
Killer Wedding (Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery, 3) by Jerrilyn Farmer
Milk and Honey (Decker and Lazarus, 3) by Faye Kellerman
The Next Accident (Quincy and Rainie, 3) by Lisa Gardner
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr
The System of the World (Baroque Cycle, 3) by Neal Stephenson
The Venetian Betrayal (Cotton Malone, 3) by Steve Berry
A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr
Download these ebooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books.
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New Downloadable Audiobooks @ Your Library!
The following audiobook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Book collection:
For Adults
Bearers of the Black Staff (Legends of Shannara Duology, 1) by Terry Brooks
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Murder Room by Michael Capuzzo
Quicksilver (Baroque Cycle, 1) by Neal Stephenson
For Teens
Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman (Teen)
The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller (Teen)
Fat Vampire: a Never Coming of Age Story (Teen) by Kirby Heyborne
Mockingjay (Hunger Games, 3) by Suzanne Collins (Teen)
Scribbler of Dreams by Mary Pearson (Teen)
Download these audiobooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books. For more information, read Downloadable Audio Books Free!
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New DVDs @ Your Library!
New DVDs recently added to the library collection:
Date Night
The Ghost Writer
Notting Hill
Place the DVD you'd like to watch on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.
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New Stuff for Kids @ Your Library!
New titles recently added to the library collection:
Picture Books
Cat the Cat, Who is That? by Mo Willems
Place the titles you'd like to read on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.
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New Stuff for Adults @ Your Library!
New fiction titles recently added to the library collection:
Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong
Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
Cure by Robin Cook
Darius Jones by Mary Morrison
Death's Excellent Vacation by Charlaine Harris, et al
Hangman by Faye Kellerman
I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson
I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
Lucid Intervals by Stuart Woods
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Scarlet Nights by Jude Devereaux
The Sonderberg Case by Elie Wiesel
Tough Customer by Sandra Brown
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant
Place the titles you'd like to read on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.
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New Stuff for Teens @ Your Library!
Fiction
Artemis Fowl: the Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer
Demons and Druids by James Patterson
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
Information
97 Things to Do Before You Finish High School by Steven Jenkins
The Body Scoop For Girls by Jennifer Ashton
The Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom by Alex Wright
My Anxious Mind: A Teen's Guide to Managing Anxiety by Michael Tompkins
The Teen Vogue Handbook
Place the titles you'd like to read on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.
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New Downloadable eBooks @ Your Library!
The following ebook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Book collection:
Fiction
Boston Noir by Dennis Lehane
The Confusion (Baroque Cycle, 2) by Neal Stephenson
Emily windsnap and the Castle in the Mist (Emily Windsnap, 3) by Liz Kessler (Kid's)
I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
Immaculate Reception (Madeline Bean, 2) by Jerrilyn Farmer
The Likeness (Ryan & Maddox, 2) by Tana French)
Love's Enduring Promises (Love Comes Softly, 2) by Janette Oke
One Shot (Jack Reacher, 9) by Lee ChildThe Ritual Bath (Decker & Lazarus, 1) by Faye Kellerman
Sacred and Profane (Decker & Lazarus, 2) by Faye Kellerman
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr
Non-Fiction
The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama by David Remnick
Buyer's Guide to American Wines by Anthony Dias Blue
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg
Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto by Dick Armey
Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line by Martha Sandweiss
Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas French
Download these ebooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books.
New Downloadable Audiobooks @ Your Library!
The following audiobook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Book collection:
The Dark Reunion (Vampire Diaries, 4) by L.J. Smith (Teen)
The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan (Kid's)
The Emperor's Code (39 Clues, 8) by Gordon Korman
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New Stuff for Adults @ Your Library!
New fiction recently added to the library collection:
Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner
The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out by Lee Goldberg
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
They're Watching by Gregg Hurwitz
The Whisper by Carla Neggers
The Whisperers by John Connolly
Place the titles you'd like to read on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.
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Final Prize Winners in Water Your Mind Adult Summer Reading Club
Another summer reading club has come to an end, and the final raffle has been drawn. Prizes included gift cards to Woodman's, Romano's, Lobster Boat, Shaw's, Hannaford, Papa Gino's, Pizza Man, Christmas Tree Shops, glassware from the Painted Lady, Fine Cards to the library, books, Friends of the Library Book Bucks, and more.
Congrats to all of our winners: Darcy D, Callie M, Tracey C, Kathy D, Tiffeny M, Michelle R, Carol L, Sheila H, Diane W, Doreen H, Carrie-Anne P, Stephanie P, Donna H, Meagan M, Diane M, Laura C, Kelly B, Bethellen L, and Earl C.
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Water Your Mind Week 8 Winner
Deb Hidalgo is the final weekly raffle winner in the Water Your Mind summer reading club for adults. She took home a garden journal and memo cube. Congrats to Deb!
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Board Meeting Minutes and Reports
The approved minutes, and other reports, from the July Board of Trustees Meetings are now available for viewing.
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Final Prize Winners in Make Waves @ Your Library
Labels: events/activities for teens, summer reading club for teens, TeeN RooM News
Make Waves Week 7 Winner
Tommy Devereaux was the final weekly raffle winner in the Make Waves summer reading event for Tweens and Teens. Tommy won a movie and a large pizza courtesy of Apple Tree Cinemas and Professor's Pizza.
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Water Your Mind Week 7 Winner
Congrats to Sandra Gagne, the latest winner in the Water Your Mind--Read weekly raffle! There's only one week left--will you be the next winner?
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New Downloadable Audiobooks @ Your Library!
The following audiobook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Book collection:
Fiction
Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin (Teen)
Burn (Anna Pigeon, 16) by Nevada Barr
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams
Demons and Druids (Daniel X, 3) by James Patterson (Teen)
The Doctor's Wife by Elizabeth Brundage
Edge of Evil (Ali Reynolds, 1) by J. A. Jance
Golden by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Teen)
Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, 1) by Ann Aguirre
The Koala of Death (Zoo Mystery, 2) by Betty Webb
The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli
Murder is Binding (Booktown Mystery, 1) by Lorna Barrett
On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
Provocative in Pearls (Rarest Bloom, 2) by Madeline Hunter
Ravishing in Red (Rarest Blooms, 1) by Madeline Hunter
Resurrection in May by Lisa Samson
Sweet Farts by Raymond Bean (Kids)
Trick of the Light (Trickster, 1) by Rob Thurman
An Unforgettable Lady by Jessica Bird
Would-Be Witch (Southern Witch, 1) by Kimberly Frost
Non-Fiction
Episodes: My Life As I See It by Blaze Ginsberg (Teen)
Hero Found: the Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War by Bruce Henderson
Packing For Mars: the Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
Download these audiobooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books. For more information, read Downloadable Audio Books Free!
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New Downloadable eBooks @ Your Library!
The following ebook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Book collection:
Fiction
The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Ice Cold (Rizzoli & Isles) by Tess Gerritsen
Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr
Virgin River by Robyn Carr
Non-Fiction
97 Orchard: an Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement by Jane Ziegelman
Mediterranean Summer: a Season on France's Cote d'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella by David Shalleck
Download these ebooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books.
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New Stuff for Teens @ Your Library!
New titles recently added to the Teen collection:
Fiction
Ghostgirl: Lovesick by Tonya Hurley
Sea by Heidi Kling
Swoon At Your Won Risk by Sydney Salter
Vampire Kisses 7: Love Bites by Ellen Schreiber
Audio Fiction
All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab
Liar by Justine Larbalestier
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Place the titles you'd like to read on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.
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All Booked Up Reads Garden Spells for September
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen is the book discussion choice for September. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk while supplies last.
From the Publisher
The Waverleys have always been a curious family, endowed with peculiar gifts that make them outsiders even in their hometown of Bascom, North Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation, famous for its feisty apple tree that bears prophetic fruit, and its edible flowers, imbued with special powers. Generations of Waverleys tended this garden. Their history was in the soil. But so were their futures.
A successful caterer, Claire Waverley prepares dishes made with her mystical plants - from the nasturtiums that aid in keeping secrets and the pansies that make children thoughtful, to the snapdragons intended to discourage the attentions of her amorous neighbor. Meanwhile, her elderly cousin, Evanelle, is known for distributing unexpected gifts whose uses become uncannily clear. They are the last of the Waverleys - except for Claire’s rebellious sister, Sydney, who fled Bascom the moment she could, abandoning Claire, as their own mother had years before.
When Sydney suddenly returns home with a young daughter of her own, Claire’s quiet life is turned upside down - along with the protective boundary she has so carefully constructed around her heart. Together again in the house they grew up in, Sydney takes stock of all she left behind, as Claire struggles to heal the wounds of the past. And soon the sisters realize they must deal with their common legacy - if they are ever to feel at home in Bascom - or with each other.
Next Month: The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama
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Even More Fabulous Photos
Screech and Friends at Story Time
July 28, 2010
Wet and Wild Ice Cream Party
July 30, 2010
Clifford the Big Red Dog at Story Time
August 4, 2010
Labels: events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News, summer reading club for kids
Down by the Bay Writing Contest Winners
Litchfield is full of talented young authors! Kids were challenged to write about what was happening "down by the bay." We received some realistic fiction about animals and friendship, a little mystery and suspense, lots of adventure, and even some science fiction. Such imagination! Stop by the library and see what they wrote.
Congratulations to our contest winners:
- The Princess had the Suds by Brianna Hubbard, age 4
- Trouble by the Bay by Katrina Hubbard, age 8
- The Sea Monster of Cloudy Lake by Sarah Cook, age 10
A big thumbs up to all who submitted entries!
Labels: KiDS' RooM News, summer reading club for kids
Make Waves Week 6 Winner
Jake Bois is the Week 6 winner in the Make Waves summer reading club! Jake will be enjoying a movie and a large pizza courtesy of Apple Tree Cinemas and Professor's Pizza.
This is the final week of the summer reading club, so be sure to stop in to earn those last raffle tickets! And if you're available Friday at 1:00 p.m., join us for Root Beer Floats and the Final Prize Raffle.
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Water Your Mind Week 6 Winner
Congratulations to Tina Phillips, winner of the Week 6 summer reading raffle! There are two more weeks to go, so be sure to keep earning tickets.
Then stay tuned for the announcement of the Final Prize Raffle winners selected from all tickets earned over the 8 weeks. Final prizes include gift cards to local restaurants, grocery stores, and more.
Labels: events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News, summer reading club for adults
Law and Order is the Book of the Month in August
Pick up a copy of Law and Order by Dorothy Uhnak, our featured book for August.
From the Publisher
From 1937 to the 1970s the NYPD owned the New York City streets, and the Irish owned the NYPD. Officers ruled their beat, fighting crime the way they wanted, and bending the law to take what they could. There was only one rule— look after your own. When Sergeant Brian O’Malley’s prostitute lover pushes him out of a window, his friends in the police cover up the details and give him a hero’s funeral. His eldest son is encouraged to join the boys in the force, but as he rises the ranks he realizes that all favors must be repaid, whatever the repercussions.
Next Month: Old Ghosts of New England: A Traveler's Guide to the Spookiest Sites in the Northeast
Labels: book of the month club, reading suggestions
Tie Dye and Ocean Commotion Success
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This Week in Summer Reading...
Make a Splash--READ! After Party
(age 3 - 5th grade)
Clifford the Big Red Dog on Wednesday
It's a bonus Story Time with Clifford the Big Red Dog and NH Public TV! Bring the kids at 10:30 for stories and fun, and don't forget your camera!
Make Waves @ Your Library!
(grades 6 & up)
Root Beer Float Party on Friday
Celebrate the end of the summer reading program with Root Beer Floats at 1:00 p.m. followed by the final raffle prize drawings.
Prizes include tickets to Mel's Funway, Canobie Lake Park, and more!
Scavenger Hunt All Week
Follow the clues through the library and earn 1 raffle ticket.
Surfboard Sam All Week
Identify Sam's final destination and earn 1 raffle ticket.
Water Your Mind...Read
(adults)
If You Water It, It Will Grow Maze
Try to find your way through the plant maze and earn 1 raffle ticket. All week.
All Booked Up on Wednesday
Join the book discussion group at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. Earn 2 raffle tickets--1 for the book and 1 for the discussion.
Write a Water Your Mind Book Review
How many flower pots is that book you just read worth? Mull it over and write a short review. Earn 1 raffle ticket.
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New eBooks @ Your Library!
The following ebook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Book collection:
Alexander Hamilton by Willard Sterne Randall (non-fiction)
The Apprentice (Rizzoli & Isles, 2) by Tess Gerritsen
Beyond Reach (Grant County, 6) by Karin Slaughter
Blind Alley (Eve Duncan, 5) by Iris Johansen
Body Double (Rizzoli & Isles, 4) by Tess Gerritsen
Body of Lies (Eve Duncan, 4) by Iris Johansen
Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep by Liz Kessler (Kids)
The Enemy (Jake Reacher, 8) by Lee Child
Gone Tomorrow (Jake Reacher, 13) by Lee Child
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, 1) by Elizabeth George
The Keepsake (Rizzoli & Isles, 7) by Tess Gerritsen
The Mephisto Club (Rizzoli & Isles, 6) by Tess Gerritsen
The Most Powerful Idea in the World by William Rosen (non-fiction)
Night Fall (John Corey, 3) by Nelson DeMille
Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, 12) by Lee Child
The Perfect Husband (Quincy/Raine, 1) by Lisa Gardner
Persuader (Jack Reacher, 7) by Lee Child
The Sinner (Rizzoli & Isles, 3) by Tess Gerritsen
A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley, 4) by Elizabeth George
The Survivor's Club by Lisa Gardner
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler (Kids)
The Third Victim (Quincy/Raine, 2) by Lisa Gardner
This Body of Death (Inspector Lynley, 16) by Elizabeth George
A Touch of Dead (Sookie Stackhouse) by Charlaine Harris
Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Download these ebooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books.
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New Downloadable Audiobooks @ Your Library!
The following audiobook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Book collection:
For Adults
Beware a Scot's Revenge (School for Heiresses, 3) by Sabrina Jeffries
City of Ghosts (Downside, 3) by Stacia Kane
Dark Harbor (Stone Barrington, 12) by Stuart Woods
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg
The Ghosts of Cannaw: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic by Robert O'Connell
The Liar's Lullaby (Jo Beckett, 3) by Meg Gardiner
The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs, 7) by Jacqueline Winspear
Prolonged Exposure (Sheriff Bill Gastner Mystery, 6) by Steven F. Havill
The Rosewood Casket (Ballad, 4) by Sharyn McCrumb
Tinkers by Paul Harding
Vanish (Rizzoli & Isles, 5) by Tess Gerritsen
For Teens
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti
The Passion (Dark Visions, 3) by L.J. Smith
The Possessed (Dark Visions, 2) by L.J. Smith
The Strange Power (Dark Visions, 1) by L.J. Smith
Witchlight (Night World, 9) by L.J. Smith
For Kids
A to Z Mysteries, Vol. 3 (Books H-J) by Ron Roy
The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn
Wild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff
Download these audiobooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books. For more information, read Downloadable Audio Books Free!
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New DVDs @ Your Library!
New DVDs recently added to the library collection:
For Teens and Adults
The Bounty Hunter
Extreme Cave Diving
Phoenix Lights: Beyond Top Secret
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum Live: Start Me Up
The Runaways
She's Out of My League
A Walk in the Clouds
For Kids
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
The Little Primaballerina
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: the Lightning Thief
Place the DVD you'd like to watch on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.
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New Stuff for Adults @ Your Library!
New titles recently added to the library collection:
Fiction
As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs
Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith
The Search by Nora Roberts
Shadow Zone by Iris Johansen
Non-Fiction
Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet by Bill McKibben
The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards by Andrew Young
Spoken From the Heart by Laura Bush
Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peach With Books by Greg Mortenson
Place the titles you'd like to read on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.
And remember, each book you read between now and August 13th is worth 1 raffle ticket in the Water Your Mind...Read summer reading club!
Labels: new stuff for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News, ReFeReNCe RooM News
More Great Photos from Summer Reading
We've taken a lot of great photos this summer. So many that we haven't been able to keep up on our posting! Here are links to nearly all of the summer's photos. (I'm still not quite done...)
Whale Craft
Kiddie Crafters, for children ages 3-5, made amazing whales from paper bags.
July 23, 2010
Minute to Win It
Tweens and Teens played intriguing games that involved candy, cookies, and even Ho Ho’s! (A little fruit was involved just to keep it healthy!) The object of the Games was to complete the challenges “in a minute” while competing against their peers.
July 22, 2010
Pirate Story Time
Pirate stories and other fun on the library lawn.
July 21, 2010
Fish Craft
Kid's Club, for children ages 6-8, created fish from discarded CDs.
July 20, 2010
Previously posted photo links:
Toe Jam Puppet Band
July 20, 2010
Fabulous Frogs
July 15, 2010
Sea Creature Contest
Little Critter at Story Time
June 30, 2010
Make a Splash Kick-Off
June 24, 2010
Labels: events/activities for kids, events/activities for teens, summer reading club for kids, summer reading club for teens